I crossposted this to the general hardware group, but I am specifically have trouble with MPE/iX machines. Hello. Has anyone else had trouble with HP 1.3 Gigabyte disks delivered with their PA-RISC systems? I have a 937 and 947 and both have had 3 different tape drives in 3 years. I find this unacceptable. Is my dis-satisfaction unwarranted? I also believe that the drives are damaging my tapes. I currently perform a full dump every night, and each tape is used once a month. Each tape has been used about 30 times. I realize this is the low end of expected life, but I really expected them to last quite a bit longer. I have some tapes stored in the same place, that are still going strong, and have been used the same number of times. So, what are your experiences? You can email me and I'll summarize, or post if the consensus is that this is of general interest. Chris -- Christopher L. Davis Systems and Network Administrator The Principia PHONE: (314)-434-2100 13201 Clayton Road FAX: (314)-275-3538 St. Louis, MO 63131 INTERNET: [log in to unmask]